The Secret Life of Bletchley Park: The WW11 Codebreaking Centre and the Men and Women Who Worked There [Paperback]

Sinclair McKay (Author)

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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Aurum Press; Reprint edition (Aug 25 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1845136330
ISBN-13: 978-1845136338
Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 3 cm
Shipping Weight: 281 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #86,120 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #54 in Books > History > Military > Weapons & Warfare > Conventional

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"A remarkably faithful account of what we did, why it mattered, and how it all felt at the time" —Guardian

"A truly breathtaking, eye-opening book" —Reader's Digest

"An eloquent tribute to a quite remarkable group of men and women" —Mail on Sunday

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This country house in the Buckinghamshire countryside was home to Britain’s most brilliant mathematical brains and the scene of immense advances in technology—indeed, the birth of modern computing. The military codes deciphered there were instrumental in turning both the Battle of the Atlantic and the war in North Africa. McKay's book is the first history for the general reader of life at Bletchley Park, and an amazing compendium of memories from people who were once its habitants—of skating on the frozen lake in the grounds, of the high jinks at nearby accommodation hostels—and of the implacable secrecy that meant girlfriend and boyfriend working in adjacent huts knew nothing about each other’s work.

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4.0 out of 5 stars For fans of behind the scenes history of Bletchley Park., Mar 19 2012

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Having been fascinated with the work done at B.P. since reading 'The Code Breakers' quite some years back and then, on a visit to the UK, visiting Bletchley Park for a day and seeing the actual coding machines described, from the German Enigma's to Colossus, the 'father' of modern computers, this book was a must and it didn't let me down.
An enjoyable read from an historical and documentary point and anyone who is interested in this valuable part played in the history of WW II secret warfare will find it a great addition to their library.

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